#BF3736#BF3736

#BF3736 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.173 H 25.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF3736
RGB	rgb(191, 55, 54)
HSL	hsl(0, 56%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(0, 72%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.2%, 71.7%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.35, 53.80, 32.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.35, 62.89, 31.19°)
OKLab	oklab(54.1% 0.1564 0.0744)
OKLCH	oklch(54.1% 0.173 25.4)
XYZ	xyz(23.5205, 14.0786, 4.9683)
Luminance	0.1407 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF3736 #36BEBF

analogous

#BF3679 #BF3736 #BF7B36

triadic

#BF3736 #36BF37 #3736BF

tetradic

#BF3736 #79BF36 #36BEBF #7B36BF

square

#BF3736 #79BF36 #36BEBF #7B36BF

split-complementary

#BF3736 #36BF7B #3679BF

monochromatic

#601C1B #8F2929 #BF3736 #D26160 #E09090

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.50

#BF3736 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.81

#BF3736 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF3736

5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF3736	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BF3736	1.00	5.50	3.81	5.50
#FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E5634

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807431

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D20138

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf3736;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 55, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.173 25.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da776d',
    500: '#bf3736',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf3736;
$custom-light: #da776d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf3736",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.438,
    "s": 55.918,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54096,
    "c": 0.17315,
    "h": 25.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14075
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF3736

secondary

#87CACA

accent

#DEDF49

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160907

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF3736

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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